Congrats to an amazing
Passing the Beat student recital!
Did you see Passing the Beat or FINDING HER BEAT and are inspired to try taiko?
Taiko Intro Workshop
This 2-hour workshop is a great introduction! Tuition: $50
Sat, Dec 13 @1 - 3pm with Chaiki O’Brien
~New~ ODAIKO INTENSIVE WEEKEND 25
WITH MEGAN CHAO SMITH
(DEC 19, 20, 21) $50/workshop or $200/full weekend
Advanced registration is required
DEADLINE: November 30, 2025
TAWOO Taiko - 2 hours
with Emily Harada!
OCT 5, 12 NOV 9, 16, 23 JAN 2026 11, 18,
Sundays @6 - 8pm
Tickets: $30 ticket
New dates coming soon!
Utsu Hachijo and Yataibayashi Class
with Megan Chao Smith
Open to all TAM students and taiko players
Are you hooked on taiko after the Taiko Intro Workshop and ready for the next step?
Taiko intro Series - 6 Weeks
Tuition: $200
with Chiaki O’Brien
CURRENT Series: Tues, Sept 23 - Oct 28 @5:30 - 7pm CT
Next series: 2026 tbd
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Finding Her Beat the documentary feature
Now available to buy or rent on Amazon!
Watch the documentary about the making of the HERbeat Taiko Women All-Stars concert.
HERbeat: Taiko Women All-Stars
Full Concert Footage!
Wherever we showed the film, audiences asked,
"where can I see the full concert?!"
Now, you can relive the entire once-in-a-lifetime performance that ignited a rhythm revolution!
Rent or Buy the full concert footage on Vimeo on Demand
Taiko empowers and strengthens community.
Experience the power, rhythm, and grace.
TaikoArts Midwest provides our community with high quality taiko performances, supports taiko artists, and strengthens and builds community through taiko. We produce concerts, train artists, offer studio and master classes, lead school residencies, develop new work, and provide a variety of performances and workshops for public, corporate, and private audiences. We support two primary resident taiko groups in Minnesota: Ensō Daiko and TAM Edo Bayashi Ensemble.
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